Table 2.
Distance between the nerve root to the boundary in the range of 31–46 (Left side).
| Left Inside Sagittal Slice | Left Middle Sagittal Slice | Left Outside Sagittal Slice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | Young (10) | Middle Age (9) | Old (6) | |
| 31 | 12.18 ± 2.34 | 10.20 ± 2.40 | 9.20 ± 2.50 | 9.21 ± 1052 | 8.51 ± 1.04 | 8.90 ± 2.51 | 8.10 ± 1.71 | 7.98 ± 1.55 | 9.58 ± 1.69 |
| 32 | 12.36 ± 2.14 | 10.77 ± 1.88 | 10.84 ± 4.05 | 9.37 ± 1.57 | 9.05 ± 1.17 | 9.20 ± 2.31 | 8.62 ± 1.92 | 8.55 ± 1.67 | 10.09 ± 2.33 |
| 33 | 12.38 ± 1.95 | 11.74 ± 1.19 | 11.29 ± 3.96 | 9.75 ± 1.70 | 9.69 ± 1.35 | 9.69 ± 2.28 | 9.18 ± 2.08 | 9.31 ± 1.76 | 10.54 ± 2.77 |
| 34 | 12.97 ± 2.35 | 12.90 ± 1.67 | 12.05 ± 4.38 | 10.59 ± 1.97 | 10.69 ± 1.62 | 10.72 ± 2.15 | 10.12 ± 2.42 | 10.27 ± 1.65 | 11.13 ± 2.82 |
| 35 | 14.83 ± 3.54 | 14.62 ± 2.58 | 13.00 ± 3.72 | 11.73 ± 2.50 | 12.14 ± 1.89 | 11.19 ± 2.43 | 11.10 ± 2.69 | 11.00 ± 1.34 | 11.39 ± 2.87 |
| 36 | 16.49 ± 3.48 | 16.43 ± 2.33 | 13.87 ± 2.0 | 13.03 ± 2.61 | 13.69 ± 1.23 | 11.33 ± 2.65 | 11.93 ± 2.62 | 11.97 ± 1.34 | 11.51 ± 2.93 |
| 37 | 18.26 ± 3.65 | 17.16 ± 2.37 | 13.57 ± 2.29*# | 14.21 ± 2.58 | 13.92 ± 1.46 | 11.35 ± 2.65 | 12.58 ± 2.04 | 12.51 ± 1.44 | 11.36 ± 3.50 |
| 38 | 17.85 ± 3.31 | 16.51 ± 3.35 | 14.36 ± 5.28 | 14.28 ± 2.60 | 13.64 ± 1.74 | 11.66 ± 3.32 | 13.04 ± 1.79 | 12.83 ± 1.87 | 10.64 ± 4.19 |
| 39 | 15.70 ± 4.40 | 14.94 ± 5.39 | 12.84 ± 6.26 | 13.22 ± 3.49 | 13.39 ± 2.97 | 11.14 ± 4.18 | 12.56 ± 1.96 | 12.62 ± 2.45 | 9.30 ± 5.19 |
| 40 | 14.09 ± 3.88 | 12.17 ± 6.17 | 10.94 ± 6.05 | 12.45 ± 4.16 | 12.38 ± 3.92 | 9.60 ± 5.52 | 10.61 ± 3.78 | 12.16 ± 3.24 | 8.34 ± 5.75 |
| 41 | 10.86 ± 3.85 | 8.58 ± 2.97 | 7.65 ± 3.68 | 11.53 ± 3.92 | 10.53 ± 4.37 | 7.05 ± 4.94 | 9.82 ± 4.20 | 11.45 ± 4.35 | 7.44 ± 5.81 |
| 42 | 8.44 ± 2.57 | 6.81 ± 1.76 | 5.55 ± 0.95 | 8.10 ± 3.09 | 6.62 ± 1.47 | 6.21 ± 4.70 | 9.13 ± 4.23 | 9.42 ± 2.76 | 5.46 ± 3.86 |
| 43 | 7.39 ± 2.31 | 6.05 ± 176 | 4.98 ± 0.76 | 7.12 ± 2.80 | 5.75 ± 1.18 | 5.45 ± 4.03 | 7.89 ± 3.62 | 7.05 ± 1.77 | 4.72 ± 2.98 |
| 44 | 6.21 ± 1.01 | 5.45 ± 1.27 | 4.60 ± 0.68 | 6.30 ± 2.47 | 5.12 ± 1.02 | 4.68 ± 2.67 | 6.73 ± 2.87 | 6.16 ± 1.52 | 3.95 ± 1.63 |
| 45 | 5.62 ± 0.77 | 5.02 ± 1.13 | 4.32 ± 0.66 | 5.68 ± 2.09 | 4.73 ± 0.96 | 4.18 ± 1.75 | 6.20 ± 2.56 | 5.69 ± 1.34 | 3.68 ± 1.27 |
| 46 | 5.20 ± 0.66 | 4.70 ± 0.99 | 4.10 ± 0.66 | 4.98 ± 1.46 | 4.48 ± 0.93 | 3.96 ± 1.40 | 5.85 ± 2.34 | 5.32 ± 1.18 | 3.55 ± 1.11 |
*p < 0.05, compared to the young group.
#p < 0.05, compared to the middle age group.